Heimir Hallgrimsson: ‘I am still learning a lot. I am a little bit more comfortable knowing the players and knowing the culture, knowing kind of how you guys think.’ Photo: Sportsfile
Only a matter of weeks ago, Damien Duff referenced the timeless TV classic that is Only Fools and Horses and the role those clips played in releasing the tension of his Shelbourne players as they struggled with the burden of expectation in the league title race.
Another BBC comedy creation, Alan Partridge’s recent This Time TV series, was mentioned in passing by an FAI staffer when Heimir Hallgrimsson took a break from media conference duties to show the press corps, on a big-screen TV, how exactly he uses the Wyscout facility which allows him to get detailed analysis of his Ireland players, without the need to attend games.
